OCT 2026 Hot Topics: Election Anxiety

Vote early, and don’t give into doubts and fear. That was the message of the Oct. 14 Hot Topics panelists who reassured voters that it was safe and easy to vote in Orange County. The moderator was Sandi Vidal, the vice president of community strategies and initiatives at the Central Florida Foundation. Panelists included Brad Ashwell, the Florida state director of All Voting is Local; Laudi Campo, Florida state director of the Hispanic Federation, and Nick Shannin, general counsel for the Orange County Supervisor of Elections.